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This must be an Indians’ fan on the wrong message board...

One good start against the Indians on national t.v.?

Yeah, could be Samardzija as well...Tigers in fine White Sox 2016-19 form. Guess bringing back Rodon is death knell for Hamels rumors.

Derek Holland Watch Two?

But something else was going on too. These newly-empowered investors insisted they were sending short sellers, hedge funds and Wall Street writ large, a message. They were tired of being on the wrong end of the proverbial investment stick. In other words this wasn’t just investing, it was about torches and pitchforks. “It makes me think of Occupy Wall Street, in this case instead of protesting corporate greed, they were given the tools to participate in it,” says Doug Boneparth, president of wealth management firm, Bone Fide Wealth. These investors had figured out a Wall Street pain point: Ganging up on short sellers. ... What [WSB investors are] doing is not investing,” Jaime Rogozinski, Wall Street Bets founder, told Yahoo Finance. “They're using the stock market like a casino in a very unapologetic way. They're not posting information about the fundamentals. They're posting funny videos on people to go ahead and risk the same. They're not investors.” ... It's just another chapter in this ongoing book of excessive speculation,” says economist David Rosenberg. “And it’s not really a different crowd than who was buying Hertz’s stock when it declared bankruptcy last spring. One can argue that we have a grand new neophyte type of investor in the market. But I think a lot of the ‘rich man-poor man,’ investors, might be overplayed.” “All manias die out,” Jeremy Siegel, professor of finance at Wharton School, told Yahoo Finance. “It will go back to fundamental value. It's the greater fool's theory. ‘I know it's not worth this, but I know someone else who is more foolish who will buy it from me at a higher price. I'm smart enough to get out in time.’ Obviously there will be a lot of people holding the bag at the end. They're going to be the losers.” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-the-reddit-gamestop-robinhood-story-is-part-of-5-bigger-trends-130701087.html

As much as we pooh-pooh the Cardinals spending, they’ve added Goldschmidt and now Arenado...whereas our biggest remains Grandal, a very nice player to have but not an A list superstar.

Clearly it was mentioned around here more than once in the last 2-3 days. But sure, I just made up an arbitrary number. I guess a few have spent too much time obsessing over “foodies” tweets to the point where idle speculation often becomes gossip becomes reality/perception. Yahoo Sports hardly ever creates their own Sox-related content, all they do is repost articles 85% of the time from other sources...but if you are a fan of a specific team, you might notice that local articles from sites like NBCSportsChicago come up more frequently on the news scroll.

They supposedly only have $3 million left. Ozuna and Marquez will cost around $22-23 million in additional salary for 2021 alone.

You’re saying JR will one day be elected to HoF?

$3 million —$22 million= - $19 million

If that was the return for Giolito with three years left on his deal, how would you feel about your GM?

Marquez price point is going to be similar to Luis Castillo, but Gray is worth kicking the tires on just because we obviously need some more legit options other than relying on Lopez.

Of course, if they trusted McCann enough in the first place...

Before last season, though, pretty sure he had a net positive on DRS... he certainly wasn't Pete Incaviglia or Josh Fields out there.

Then why not just go out and get a Joc Pederson or even a Steve Pearce-equivalent that specializes in crushing RHP? I will reserve the comments on Grandal's overall defense and ability to work with Giolito for mid-season, but can't see how Collins or Mercedes would inspire much confidence there.

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The two biggest miscalculations in terms of allocating resources are Grandal (not keeping McCann at half the price, plus his chemistry with Lucas) and Hendriks, because we already had a full stable of bullpen talent with Bummer, Crochet and a few others capable of closing out games. By leaving two huge holes at the back end, not allowing for any falloff from Keuchel and Lynn, we’re going to destroy the bullpen by the last two months of the season.

It really comes down to Robert and Moncada looking like superstars, because Abreu’s unlikely to repeat (see Keuchel as well), and we’re down a big insurance cushion in McCann as well...nevertheless, if one of Cease/Kopech can pitch to their ability, they should be fine. Just like in 2012, a new coaching staff usually results in a positive change. So we can feel kind of blah (grades ranging from C+ to B for this offseason), but there’s also a general wariness that comes with being a White Sox fan and expecting too much entering a season. That said, the closest feeling is still 2006.

Apparently you missed all those games down the stretch. It’s a bit premature to argue Kopech is better than someone who pitched regularly last season. Never once said they are better, just that they’re two more moves away from being a competitive ballclub in our particular division. And whenever you write something like Cease > no one, that invariably means someone will come out of nowhere, as they always manage to come up with pitching year after year after year. Sure, there’s no Kluber, Clevinger or Carrasco, but they’re far from dead. They’re still dangerous as long as Jose Ramirez is in that lineup. Had we decided to take Odorizzi or Cruz away from Minnesota, we’d be in much better shape. At least Odorizzi would have covered up the glaring hole in the rotation and relieved all the pressure on Cease and Kopech.

They at least had made the playoffs for two consecutive years before 2019. Baseball fans could argue the same thing about both Central Divisions with the exception of the Cubs over the last five years.

Story, Marquez, Blackmon, Gray...the fire sale is off and running.

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/01/29/nolan-arenado-traded-rockies-cardinals/ The Rockies, faced with a money crunch following the pandemic-shortened 2020 season played without fans in the stands, found a way to unload a large chunk of Arenado’s large contract. They also resolved the dispute between Arenado and general manager Jeff Bridich that has been going on for more than a year. For their part, the Cardinals added a powerful, right-handed bat and took a big step toward winning the National League Central. In order to make the deal work, Arenado waived his no-trade clause. The third baseman has often expressed his admiration for the Cardinals’ baseball tradition and commitment to winning. Arenado, 29, hit .293, launched 235 home runs and finished with an .890 OPS in his eight seasons in Colorado. He’s hit 40 or more home runs three times, including 41 in 2019 when he also hit .315, the best average of his career. Raw numbers, however, don’t begin to tell Arenado’s story.

Matt Moore signed for $3 million to come back to MLB (Phillies) after spending 2020 with Fukuoka ...

Because Bieber, Plesac, Civale, McKenzie and Karinchak are just as capable as our Top 4 and closer...and then you have Francona. As things currently stand, we need to be more focused on the division than the World Series.

C.Hernandez Jo.Ramirez Rosario F.Reyes Naylor R.Perez Jimenez/Rosario O.Mercado Daniel Johnson Obviously the bottom of that line-up is weak, but if they can somehow upgrade the bottom two spots they can at least be competitive.